Muskegon Lumberjacks

This article is about the USHL franchise founded in 2010. For the defunct CoHL/UHL/IHL franchise, see Muskegon Lumberjacks (1992–2010). For the original IHL franchise, see Muskegon Lumberjacks (1984–1992).

Muskegon Lumberjacks
City	Muskegon, Michigan
League	USHL
Conference	Eastern
Founded	2010
Home arena	L. C. Walker Arena
Colors	Black, Gold, White
Owner(s)	Josh Mervis
Head coach	Kevin Patrick
Franchise history
2010–present	Muskegon Lumberjacks

The Muskegon Lumberjacks are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. They play in Muskegon, Michigan, at L.C. Walker Arena. The Lumberjacks replaced the IHL franchise of the same name, which folded at the end of the 2009–10 IHL season. The team is owned by Lou and Josh Mervis under a company named Blue Ox Hockey.^[1]

The Jacks were one of the last five teams standing during the 2010–11 Clark Cup Playoffs. After sweeping Team USA on the road in a best-of-three first-round series, the Jacks pressed the top-seeded Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, but fell in four games in a best-of-five second-round series.^[2]

Inaugural season

The Jacks won three straight games from November 5 through November 9, the night on which Matt Berry registered the first hat trick in team history in a 5–3 win over the Chicago Steel in Bensenville, Illinois. The Lumberjacks clinched a Clark Cup Playoff berth with a victory over the Steel at the L.C. Walker Arena on April 8.

Lumberjacks forwards Ryan Misiak and Matt Berry and defenseman Alexx Privitera were named to the CCM Eastern Conference All-Star team. Ryan Misiak led the Jacks in both points and assists with 58 and 43, respectively. Berry led the club wiith 25 goals. Micki Mihailovich set the team mark for penalty minutes with 264 and fellow defenseman Carter Foguth led the club with a +10 plus/minus rating.^[3]

In the playoffs, the fifth-seeded Muskegon Lumberjacks swept Team USA in the first round best-of-three series, then lost a best-of-five series 1–3 to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. After missing significant time in the regular season because of injury, Matt DeBlouw led the team with eight points (3 goals and 5 assists) during the Jacks' six playoff games and also led the club with a +6 plus/minus rating. Matt Berry led the team with four goals.^[4]

Roster

As of October 6, 2011.

Forwards
#	St/Pr/Co	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Birthday	Hometown	College commitment
28		Travis Belohrad	L	5' 10"	180 lbs.	Jan 13, 1991	Brighton, Colorado	None
16		Joseph Cox	R	6' 0"	170 lbs.	Jan 7, 1994	Chelsea, Michigan	Michigan State
10		Matt DeBlouw	L	6' 0"	165 lbs.	Sep 17, 1993	Chesterfield, Michigan	Michigan State
20		Lance Fredrickson	L	6' 0"	175 lbs.	Aug 1, 1992	Spring Lake, Michigan	Miami
27		Tyler Heinonen	L	6' 0"	190 lbs.	May 8, 1993	Delano, Minnesota	Michigan Tech
8		Josh Henke	R	5' 10"	192 lbs.	May 17, 1994	Trenton, Michigan	Ferris State
17		Dakota Klecha	R	5' 10"	157 lbs.	Dec 25, 1991	Taylor, Michigan	Ferris State
7		Ryan Lomberg	L	5' 10"	178 lbs.	Dec 9, 1994	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Maine
23		Joona Manninen	L	6' 3"	196 lbs.	Jul 30, 1991	Joensuu, Finland	St. Cloud State
13		Jordan Masters	R	5' 11"	150 lbs.	Apr 30, 1994	Rochester, New York	New Hampshire
9		Mike McNicholas	L	5' 10"	175 lbs.	Mar 23, 1994	El Segundo, California	New Hampshire
25		Michael Moran	L	6' 6"	223 lbs.	Sep 16, 1993	Ann Arbor, Michigan	None
21		Tyler Murray	L	5' 9"	175 lbs.	Jun 6, 1994	Bingham Farms, Michigan	None
19		John Padulo	R	5' 9"	181 lbs.	May 6, 1992	Rochester, New York	None
12		Max Shuart	R	6' 1"	185 lbs.	Jun 27, 1994	Northville, Michigan	Michigan

Defensemen
#	St/Pr/Co	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Birthday	Hometown	College commitment
22		Ryan Bullock	R	6' 0"	180 lbs.	Feb 5, 1993	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Dartmouth
5		Carter Foguth	R	6' 3"	215 lbs.	Feb 17, 1992	Fenton, Michigan	None
3		Christian Pomarico	L	6' 1"	190 lbs.	Nov 11, 1992	Simsbury, Connecticut	Army
6		Kevin Schulze	L	5' 9"	155 lbs.	Apr 29, 1993	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Wisconsin
11		Nick Seeler	L	6' 2"	185 lbs.	Jun 3, 1993	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Nebraska–Omaha
24		Alex Smith	R	5' 11"	173 lbs.	Jan 31, 1995	Brownstown, Michigan	None
4		Travis Walsh	L	5' 10"	178 lbs.	Jun 4, 1993	Dimondale, Michigan	Michigan State
14		Mark Yanis	R	6' 2"	195 lbs.	May 26, 1994	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan	Penn State

Goaltenders
#	St/Pr/Co	Player	Catches	Height	Weight	Birthday	Hometown	College commitment
30		Paul Berrafato	L	6' 0"	178 lbs.	Jun 9, 1993	Williamsville, New York	None
29		Blake Voth	L	5' 10"	165 lbs.	Dec 27, 1991	Herbert, Saskatchewan	None

References

1. ^ http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/02/its_official_lumberjacks_hocke.html
2. ^ http://www.mlive.com/lumberjacks/index.ssf/2011/04/muskegon_lumberjacks_playoff_r.html
3. ^ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/scoreboard.html?leagueid=49&seasonid=5967
4. ^ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/scoreboard.html?leagueid=49

External links

• Muskegon Lumberjacks
• United States Hockey League
• Pointstreak